Pastor Leon’s SOAP:  Scripture, Observation, Application, Prayer
September 7, 2022: SOAP #4661: 2Kings 25; 2Chron. 36; Jer. 40-41; Rev. 12

SCRIPTURE:  Revelation (NIV) 12:9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him. 10 Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down. 11 They overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony; they did not love their lives so much as to shrink from death.

OBSERVATION:  In Revelation, John is prophetically looking at the end of God’s plan in creating man.  In chapter 11 we saw that a result of Jesus being given the authority to reign was that evil was judged and righteousness was rewarded.  Here in chapter 12 we see that another result of Jesus’s reign is to move Satan toward his final destination, the lake of fire.  (Revelation 20:10) 

God’s plan will not be complete until evil has been properly disposed.  Not only will God overcome evil, His plan includes that His children have power to overcome evil.  They overcome Satan by the blood of their crucified Savior.  Satan is guilty of killing the only one who did not deserve to die!  They overcame him by the word of their testimony, and they have lost their fear of death!  They do not fear the worst thing that Satan can do to them!

APPLICATION: The blood of Jesus marks me as being a child of God.  Satan cannot take this child to hell!  God has other plans for me!  He has eternal plans that Satan cannot touch.  While Satan is forever in the lake of fire, this child will be forever in the presence of God!  This child will be joyfully worshipping and serving God forever! 

PRAYER:   Lord, although I do not see everything about heaven and being in your presence, yet I am convinced by what I do see that it will be worth it all to be there with you.  You are worthy of my worship and devotion.  You created me to be an instrument of worship.  Heaven will be a joyful place of completely fulfilling your purpose in creating me.  Amen

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